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5 March 2024 | by Simon Campion
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In a recent issue of Briefing magazine their was an insightful interview with legal firms Clyde & Co and Freeths where they discussed how workplace transformation is enabling them to adapt and prepare for the future. Take a look at our top 8 interior design considerations for creating a future ready workplace for a future-ready law firm.
Earlier this month, Briefing magazine published an insightful interview with senior leaders from legal firms Clyde & Co and Freeths about how workplace transformation is enabling them to adapt and prepare for the future.
In the piece, Freeths’ national managing partner, Karl Jansen, talked about how their firm was bucking the trend by taking additional space to accommodate growth, explaining that it was less space than they would have taken in a ‘pre-hybrid world’. He also championed the value of the Destination Office – a concept we’re heavily behind – and the business benefits of time spent together.
Clyde & Co’s chief sustainability officer, Paddy Linighan, highlighted the importance of sustainable buildings and renewable energy for legal firms and shared Clyde & Co’s goal to reduce its office capacity by 45% by 2025. He also noted some of the cultural benefits of moving its Belfast team into a more open-plan workspace.
Simon Campion, Director from Claremont, said: “The experiences and insights that Freeths and Clyde & Co shared in the article are indicative of what we hear from the legal sector as a whole.
“There’s a strong desire among legal firms to think differently and to make office space do something more strategic and powerful for their people and businesses, but it’s not without its challenges. Many legal firms are unsure how much office space they need in light of hybrid working. They’re also grappling with the need for greater sustainability, how to achieve better inclusion and diversity and the introduction of AI and other technologies, which are profoundly affecting how they work.
“Each of these challenges is significant in its own right, but together, they highlight why legal firms need workplaces that are up for the task. Legal office interior design needs to support changes to how work is done, meet employees’ shifting expectations and flex as the business does. Quite simply, future-ready law firms need future-ready workplaces.”
As a result, we’ve compiled our top eight office interior design considerations for creating a future-ready office for a future-ready law firm:
You can read the full article in Briefing here.
[1] Data compiled as part of Claremont’s 2023 study, The Workplace Oooh.
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Simon Campion
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